(AP) – A car bombing near Syria’s ruling party headquarters in Damascus killed 53 people on Thursday, according to state media, while mortar rounds exploded near the army’s central command in the city. It was the third straight day of
The US ambassador to Moscow and a top Russian lawmaker traded blows Thursday over the death of a Russian child adopted in the United States, in a row that threatens to overshadow upcoming talks with the new US secretary of
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com North Korea threatens ‘final destruction’ of South Korea Russia warns of ‘mutual destruction’ in Syria The Post Office goes into the clothing business British women convert to Islam in droves North Korea threatens ‘final
The Air Force has confirmed that on the night of Obama’s State of the Union address (SOTU), U.S. fighter jets had to be scrambled and sent up in response to two Russian bombers circling the U.S. territory of Guam. The
MOSCOW (Reuters) – An ally of Vladimir Putin resigned from the Russian parliament on Wednesday to fight accusations that he failed to declare ownership of property in the United States and to protect the reputation of the president’s party. Vladimir
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad (R) launched a petition drive on Friday that he hopes will turn into a national and international campaign to get wrestling reinstated as an Olympic sport. Calling the surprise announcement by the International Olympic Committee last week
(AFP) – Iran has no intention of developing nuclear weapons but if it wanted to, the United States could not thwart it, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday. “We believe nuclear weapons must be abolished and we have
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russian politician blames meteorite on the United States Chinese-Americans call for U.S. break with Japan Wal-Mart’s ‘total disaster’ in sales blamed on rise in payroll tax Venezuela publishes photos of Chávez using breathing tube
CHELYABINSK, Russia (Reuters) – Thousands of Russian emergency workers went out on Saturday to clear up the damage from a meteor that exploded over the Ural mountains, damaging buildings, shattering windows and showering people with broken glass. Divers searched a
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Russia’s mass arrest of St. Petersburg Muslims raises specter of blowback Economists shocked at severe shrinkage of eurozone economy S. Korea unveils cruise missile that can strike anywhere in N. Korea Russia’s mass arrest
CNN just had an astronomer on who said that the incredible meteor shower of explosions that hit Russia today and the asteroid that just missed us by thismuch, was all a coincidence; that one has absolutely nothing to with the other. Now,
(AP) 500 injured by blasts as meteor falls in RussiaBy JIM HEINTZAssociated PressMOSCOWA meteor that scientists estimate weighed 10 tons (11 tons) streaked at supersonic speed over Russia’s Ural Mountains on Friday, setting off blasts that injured some 500 people
It has been three days since Secretary of States John Kerry called Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov to try to talk about Syria. So far, Lavrov has not returned favor. State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland said that Kerry is “relaxed” about
(AP) AP Exclusive: Documents detail Nixon, Clinton tiesBy MICHAEL R. BLOODAP Political WriterYORBA LINDA, Calif.In the final months of his life, Richard Nixon quietly advised President Bill Clinton on navigating the post-Cold War world, even offering to serve as a
Russia revealed it was supplying guns to Mali’s government, as French troops defused a massive bomb in the north of the country, the latest bid by Islamist rebels to strike back. The head of Russia’s arms export agency said it
The chief UN atomic inspector said Thursday that talks with Iran had failed again to reach a deal on agreeing enhanced inspections of Tehran’s nuclear programme, and that no new meeting had been set. He declined to comment on whether
(AP) Fighting rages near Aleppo airportBy BARBARA SURKAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian rebels fought pitched battles Wednesday against regime forces at a military base that protects a major airport in the country’s north in fighting that has left more than 40 government troops
Russia said Wednesday it was delivering military hardware and light weapons to the governments of Syria and Mali as it expands sales and maintains its footing in some of the world’s deadliest conflicts. The head of Russia’s arms exporter Rosoboronexport,
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova eased into the third round of the Qatar Open on Tuesday, dominating their opponents with straight-set victories. If the seeds play out, Williams would need to defeat 15-seed Roberta Vinci and
(AP) US wrestlers blindsided by Olympic ouster By LUKE MEREDITHAP Sports Writer Rulon Gardner’s epic upset of Russian wrestling great Alexander Karelin in 2000 remains one of the most compelling moments of the modern Olympics. Starting in 2020, youngsters looking
Russian lawmakers on Tuesday passed on third and final reading a bill banning smoking in public places, a major pillar of a Kremlin drive to improve health in the nicotine-addicted country. In the State Duma lower house, 441 deputies voted
President Barack Obama began his 2010 State of the Union address by acknowledging that the country was still going through tough economic times. He took credit for cutting taxes “for 95 percent of working families” (in reality, a payroll tax
Two Russian fighter jets violated Japanese airspace on Thursday, as Tokyo scrambled jets to chase off the planes, the defense ministry said. The Russian planes were detected off the coast of northernmost Hokkaido island for just over a minute, shortly
On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) said children of illegal immigrants who were brought to America by their parents should get opportunities to get legal residence and citizenship. “It is time to provide an opportunity for legal residence
Iran will attend fresh negotiations with world powers in Kazakhstan on February 26 over Tehran’s disputed nuclear activities, its top negotiator Saeed Jalili said in a statement released on Tuesday. The decision was made in a phone conversation earlier Tuesday
